Global Patent Index - EP 0777876 A4

EP 0777876 A4 20010425 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION OF DATA BETWEEN A NETWORK ADAPTOR AND MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION CHANNELS

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZED TRANSMISSION OF DATA BETWEEN A NETWORK ADAPTOR AND MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION CHANNELS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DATENSYNCHRONÜBERTRAGUNG ZWISCHEN EINER NETZWERKANPASSUNGSEINRICHTUNG UND MEHREREN ÜBERTRAGUNGSKANÄLEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONISEE DE DONNEES ENTRE UNE CARTE RESEAU ET DES VOIES DE TRANSMISSION MULTIPLES

Publication

EP 0777876 A4 20010425 (EN)

Application

EP 95930201 A 19950818

Priority

  • US 9510508 W 19950818
  • US 29657794 A 19940826

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9607132A1] Binary data is transmitted to a network physical layer from a media access controller (10) as a series of multibit nibbles and is encoded into a multi-level data stream (178) and split among a number of transmission channels (12). The multi-level signal is then translated at a receiver back into a binary data stream. In a specific embodiment, the symbol transmission frequency on each of the transmission channels (12) is at the same frequency as the nibbles transfer rate between the media access controller (10) and the physical layer.

IPC 1-7

G06F 5/06; H04L 25/14; H04L 25/49

IPC 8 full level

G06F 13/38 (2006.01); H04L 25/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 13/387 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 25/14 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/44 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [XA] "EMERGING 100-MBIT ETHERNET STANDARDS EASE SYSTEM BOTTLENECKS", EDN ELECTRICAL DESIGN NEWS,US,CAHNERS PUBLISHING CO. NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, vol. 39, no. 1, 6 January 1994 (1994-01-06), pages 35 - 36,40,42, XP000474942, ISSN: 0012-7515
  • [PX] SOMER G: "ETHERNET TRANSCEIVER OFFERS UPGRADE FROM EXISTING NETWORKS", ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING,GB,MORGAN-GRAMPIAN LTD. LONDON, vol. 67, no. 820, 1 April 1995 (1995-04-01), pages 25 - 26,28,30, XP000501192, ISSN: 0013-4902
  • See references of WO 9607132A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9607132 A1 19960307; AU 3366995 A 19960322; EP 0777876 A1 19970611; EP 0777876 A4 20010425; US 5640605 A 19970617

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9510508 W 19950818; AU 3366995 A 19950818; EP 95930201 A 19950818; US 29657794 A 19940826